Synonyms of heals

heals

verb

present tense third-person singular of heal

1

as in rehabilitates

to restore to a healthy condition

a low-fat vegetarian diet, moderate exercise, and stress management help heal a diseased heart

heal the sick

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rehabilitates
• cures
• fixes
• treats
• repairs
• revives
• relieves
• mends
• alleviates
• sets up
• rehabs
• ministers (to)
• physics
• doctors
• renews
• attends (to)
• nurses
• revitalizes
• medicates
• fortifies
• cares (for)
• rejuvenates
• remedies
• resuscitates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wounds
• hurts
• injures
• damages
• impairs
• harms
• disables
• cripples
• lames
• lacerates
• mutilates
• maims
• weakens
• afflicts
• ails
• saps
• mangles
• sickens
• wastes
• debilitates
• enfeebles
• enervates
• lays up

2

as in recovers

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness

most of the soldiers could go home while they were still healing from their wounds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recovers
• improves
• recuperates
• mends
• recoups
• snaps back
• convalesces
• rallies
• gains
• comes back
• revives
• pulls round
• survives
• comes to
• comes around
• comes round
• cheers (up)
• perks (up)
• recruits
• picks up
• pulls through

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapses
• comes down
• ails
• fades
• fails
• weakens
• deteriorates
• declines
• degenerates
• sinks
• sickens
• worsens
• withers
• languishes
• wastes (away)
• regresses
• wilts
• relapses

3

as in cures

to bring about recovery from

time heals all wounds, even those of the heart

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cures
• alleviates
• relieves
• remedies
• soothes
• mends
• eases
• treats
• lightens
• allays
• doctors
• moderates
• tempers
• assuages
• salves
• palliates
• diagnoses
• medicates
• nurses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aggravates
• worsens
• misdiagnoses
• overdiagnoses
• underdiagnoses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heals

One week our pacer was an acupuncturist who heals veterans and hikes for weeks on end with all of her belongings on her back. — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Partnership heals through clear words as Venus moves through your 7th House of Partnership, trining Chiron in your 3rd House of Communication. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2026

Your body will eventually expel the stuck parts as the wound heals. — Kate Wong, Scientific American, 22 June 2026

Fibroblast populations decline with age, which may help explain why older skin heals more slowly. — Peter Jurich, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026

Time heals all and, in a few years, Meslier will perhaps be remembered for the two Championship titles and that unforgettable 2020-21 season with Bielsa in his pomp. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 11 June 2026

Because when an encounter — with a lover, a friend, a stranger or a new film by Ryusuke Hamaguchi — takes you to a place that transforms you, enlarges you and heals the hairline cracks where all the hope keeps leaking out, there is no such thing as too long spent there. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2026

As the regular market heals, FAIR Plan pricing must become actuarially sound as already required by law to lead customers towards better and cheaper coverage in the regular market. — Patrick Wolff, Oc Register, 2 May 2026

This speaks to communication that may hurt but ultimately heals. — Glamour, 25 Apr. 2026